diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60a0ed3..ffd6ef2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ Here are the props you can pass to the MystEditor component:
   - `dictionaryPath` *(default: "/dictionaries")*  - Path to a folder with dictionaries. For an example see `public/dictionaries/`.
 - `backslashLineBreak` *(default: true)* - treat `\` as a line break even when it is at the end of a paragraph/block
 - `additionalStyles` *(`CSSStylesheet` | `CSSStylesheet[]`)* - extra CSS stylesheets to customize the component
+- `syncScroll` *(default: false)* - synchronize scrolling of the editor and preview in `Dual Pane` view mode.
+  - > NOTE: This only works if you set a height limit on the MyST parent element.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/src/MystEditor.js b/src/MystEditor.js
index a4d5228..d3949c6 100644
--- a/src/MystEditor.js
+++ b/src/MystEditor.js
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ const MystWrapper = styled.div`
   box-sizing: border-box;
   height: calc(100% - 60px);
   width: 100%;
-  height: calc(100vh - 60px);
   position: relative;
   background-color: white;
   ${(props) => props.fullscreen && "box-sizing:border-box; height: calc(100vh - 60px);"}
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ const MystEditor = ({
   getAvatar = (login) => `https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/${login}?s=30&d=identicon`,
   backslashLineBreak = true,
   parent,
+  syncScroll = false,
 }) => {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState(initialMode);
   const [fullscreen, setFullscreen] = useState(false);
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ const MystEditor = ({
               root: parent,
               highlights: transforms,
               preview,
+              syncScroll,
               collaboration: {
                 opts: collaboration,
                 setUsers,
diff --git a/src/components/CodeMirror.js b/src/components/CodeMirror.js
index d278922..31143ab 100644
--- a/src/components/CodeMirror.js
+++ b/src/components/CodeMirror.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ const setEditorText = (editor, text) => {
   });
 };
 
-const CodeMirror = ({ text, id, root, mode, spellcheckOpts, highlights, collaboration, preview }) => {
+const CodeMirror = ({ text, id, root, mode, spellcheckOpts, highlights, collaboration, preview, syncScroll }) => {
   const editorRef = useRef(null);
   const editorMountpoint = useRef(null);
   const focusScroll = useRef(null);
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ const CodeMirror = ({ text, id, root, mode, spellcheckOpts, highlights, collabor
         .addUpdateListener((update) => update.docChanged && text.set(view.state.doc.toString(), update))
         .useFixFoldingScroll(focusScroll)
         .useMoveCursorAfterFold()
-        .useSyncPreviewWithCursor({ lineMap: text.lineMap, preview })
         .useCursorIndicator({ lineMap: text.lineMap, preview })
+        .if(syncScroll, (b) => b.useSyncPreviewWithCursor({ lineMap: text.lineMap, preview }))
         .create(),
     });
 
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ const CodeMirror = ({ text, id, root, mode, spellcheckOpts, highlights, collabor
     editorRef.current = view;
     window.myst_editor.main_editor = view;
 
-    syncEditorWithPreviewScroll(preview.current, text.lineMap, view);
+    if (syncScroll) {
+      syncEditorWithPreviewScroll(preview.current, text.lineMap, view);
+    }
 
     collaboration.ycomments?.registerCodeMirror(view);
     collaboration.provider?.watchCollabolators(collaboration.setUsers);
diff --git a/src/extensions/index.js b/src/extensions/index.js
index 15e3049..1e16c3a 100644
--- a/src/extensions/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/index.js
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ export class ExtensionBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /** @param {(b: ExtensionBuilder) => ExtensionBuilder} extender  */
+  if(condition, extender) {
+    if (condition) {
+      return extender(this);
+    } else {
+      return this;
+    }
+  }
+
   useMoveCursorAfterFold() {
     this.base.push(
       EditorState.transactionFilter.of((tr) => {
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 3c0dbe2..3d6524c 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
             dict: "en_US",
             dictionaryPath: "/myst-editor/dictionaries",
           },
+          syncScroll: true,
         },
         document.getElementById("myst"),
       );